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[beardy2]

i get to take the engine and tranny out of a 90's buick lesabre but i dont know how to the drive shafts off the tranny so that i can get it all out at once. i am going to give it a rebuild and a new water pump and put it in a cooler car made by gm but the only cool cars that this would fit in that i know of are grand prix and grand am. let me know of some cool cars i can put this in. it is a 3800 auto.

[badinfluence]

what year lesabre? Series I or Series II 3800?

Monte Carlo...Fiero...Beretta...

did you get your camaro done?

[beardy2]

it is a 1992 buick lesabre dont know about the gen of the motor but it has been sittin in the yard since sometime in the winter and i thought it would give me more exsperience under the hood of the newer cars. and no the camaro is not done i am so ticked with that thing i havent touched it in a few days other than 20 min of work on the body. and i am really confused on what i am doin engine wise with the camaro.

[badinfluence]

i couldnt find that 305 i saw for $100.

If the lesabre is a '92 it is a series I, i would look for a beretta...probably the sportiest car of that time frame, i believe they came with 3.8 liters, maybe not.

i dont know much but i would think engine work on that lesabre is going to be alot harder than a 3rd generation camaro.

[beardy2]

i can do a master rebuild and get the new water pump for under $150

[beardy2]

oh and i can put that 305 back in the camaro and rebuild the carb and go but eventually i am putting a 350 or something bigger than a 305 in the car i was trying to figure out if i wanted to get the bigger engine now or save up a lot more money and get something that will kick some butt.

[badinfluence]

i can do a master rebuild and get the new water pump for under $150

are you talking about a gasket set?

machine work alone is well over 150 for a rebuild, unless do you have acess to equipment?

[beardy2]

it doesent need machine work i drove it up to the garage today from out in the yard it runs great but has alot of miles i am putting new ring and gaskets in and new fluids thats all it needs oh and a new water pump the one on the car died.

[beardy2]

here is a link to the rings http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GM-BU...temZ7934379230

here is the water pump http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3-8-G...spagenameZWDVW

[GETGONE]

The Beretta never had a 3.8. Only the 2.8 and 3.1 depending on the year. They won't interchange without quite a bit of work. The Fiero isn't a bolt in but there's plenty of people that have done the swap so the info is out there on what you need to do to make it fit.

[beardy2]

it should just drop into like a grand prix or grand am or a monte carlo right that should fit perfect right

[GETGONE]

Grand Am's never had the 3.8 either. They had the 60 degree 2.8, 3.1 and 3.4's. GP's and Montes didn't get the 3.8 until the Series II motors I don't believe.

[beardy2]

so what cool cars can i put it in.

[badinfluence]

not many cool cars during that time period really...maybe a regal?
http://cing.theautodealer.com/images...35/m235629.jpg

[beardy2]

yeah that would work i know it will go into another lesabre and a park avenue but i was hoping to put it in a cool looking car. i will have to do my homework on this i guess.